Never Forget

-Memories-

I slowly walked down the familiar forest path, music blasting from my earphones as I approached my favourite spot in the whole world. The place I go to when I want a break from reality and all its b*tchy problems. I sat down at the giant oak tree I found when I got lost in the woods last year, being the 'adventurous' 9 year old I was. The sky was covered in brightly shining stars and a soft breeze blew my long hair back slightly.

I flipped through my sketchbook, finding a blank page and began to draw. I smiled, this is the place that brings me the most happiness and peace. I can be be myself here, the awkward teenager/nerdy freak who-

My thoughts were cut off as I looked into the distance seeing a shadow pass by. I took off one earbud and listened closely, hearing the bushes behind me rustle. I waited for a couple more seconds, shrugged and put my earbud back in. "I bet it's a deer or something" I thought and went back to drawing.

I concentrated hard on my drawing, adding all the fine details, all the shadows and little-

"Aaaaaaah! Toby!!" I screamed as I took of my earphones off and dropped my sketchbook on the grass when he jumped infront of me. He laughed loudly as he dropped down beside me with a thud. "Ow.." he complained, still laughing. "You have got to stop doing that!" I said, smiling the biggest smile I could as I started laughing too. He apologised, still laughing, and hugged me tight.

Toby is the best friend i've ever had. He is a year older than me and is a bit taller, has chesnut brown hair and bright blue eyes, he is nice, funny and not an obnoxious jerk like other guys his age.(Yes, guys were obnoxious jerks even at 11 years old)

I could always count on him to make me smile, even when I feel like the world is crashing down on top of me. Sure he does it at the most unexpected times but that's what I love about him. He never fails to amaze me with what he says and does, doesn't make fun of my dorkiness like others do and always laughs at my jokes, which are usually terrible :D

He was at my house once and I asked, "Why can't you give Elsa a balloon?" While qiggling quietly. "Why not?" He smiles. "Because she'll, LET IT GO!" I sang at the top of my lungs, laughing loudly, snorting now and then as I do. He laughed along and for a while I felt like nothing mattered.

*Back to 'reality' :)*

"Hey!" He said, still laughing at my expression from when he jumped out.

"Hey" I replied, while putting my earphones back in and taking my sketchbook. I started to draw again, finishing the last few bits and pieces. As I finished I put my pencil down on the ground beside me and felt Toby take one of my earbuds. I rolled my eyes and smiled as I turned to him. He always does that.

He put the earbud in his ear and listened closely before... "#Oh! Written in the stars, a million miles away, message to the world..#" he sang, a bit out of tune. I burst out laughing with him and he took the earbud out of his ear. I pushed him lightly on the shoulder and rolled my eyes again.

We calmed down after a couple of minutes and I started daydreaming like always. "That's awesome!" He said while I jumped slightly as I quickly followed his gaze leading to my drawing. It's a drawing of a lake that reflects the moon, mountains and forests either side. The forests are filled with birds and deers and rabbits and stuff, flowers on the mountains and stars in the night sky. The landscape seems like it goes on forever. "Thanks" I said quietly-

I snapped out of my flashback when I heard my mom calling me, "SKYLAR! Dinner's ready!" She shouted at the bottom of the staircase, her voice barely travelling upstairs, through the hallway and into my room behind my door that I usually keep closed, as I like my privacy :) (I mean, who doesn't :D)

"Coming!" I shouted back as I put my sketchbook down, the page flipped to the drawing I drew that day. I went downstairs, picked up my dinner plate and went back up to my room. I just about heard my mom say happy birthday when I walked up the stairs followed by my dog pebbles. "Thanks" I mumbled.

Ever since Toby moved away 3 years ago, I began to ignore everyone and everything around me. I listened to music, drew and found the internet more interesting than life in general.

After a while, my parents realised they couldn't do anything to cheer me up so they got me a siberian husky puppy who I named Pebbles. But I still haven't laughed or smiled genuinely after Toby left, I wasn't the most popular person in the neighbourhood or even in school so I didn't really have any other friends. Like I said, I was a shy and awkward nerd who would rather stick her head in a book or draw than actually interact with other people.

I sighed, as I remembered how I even got here in the first place, sitting alone in my room with my laptop, my dog as my best friend, looking up videos on youtube and ending up on the weird side of youtube everytime.

I pushed my glasses back up on the bridge of my nose as I finished my dinner, set the plate down on my table and yawned. I looked at the time, 9:15. "I should probably go to sleep, i've got school tomorrow" I thought, yawning again. I closed my laptop and set it down beside the empty dinner plate. Taking out my phone I put in my earphones, clicked shuffle on my phone and slowly drifted off to sleep. "School tomorrow..." I repeat to myself, groaning quietly. "Yay..."